Knickknacks

Also included in the knickknacks was a list containing dozens of names of people who have previously discovered the box and its bounty of curios as part of a 24/7 worldwide technology-assisted scavenger hunt known as geocaching. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Remove items that collect dust, such as knickknacks, tabletop ornaments, books and magazines. ❋ Unknown (2009)

There is a distinct lack of grandmotherly clutter—no knickknacks, no lace doilies, no miniature teacups with depictions of the Seven Wonders of the World. ❋ Frances O’Roark Dowell (2011)

Shelves that had probably once held knickknacks of some kind had been installed high on the dining room walls, but they were empty. ❋ J.A. Jance (2011)

Beyond an oaken dressing-table, with an orderly litter of combs and brushes and dainty feminine knickknacks, there was no sign of its being used as a bedroom. ❋ Unknown (2010)

"There's such the stereotype of knickknacks everywhere, and lots of rules and restrictions." ❋ Steve Garbarino (2011)

The thriving garden includes photos of about 250 victims, and it's filled with angels and knickknacks and personal mementos. ❋ Sumathi Reddy (2011)

Straighten books and knickknacks, return dishes to the kitchen, and hang up jackets. ❋ Unknown (2010)

For their catalogue, B&B Italia ( www.bebitalia.it ), the first company to hire stylists to mix books, art work and knickknacks on their display cabinets, chose to photograph an acrylic shelf by Japanese designer Naoto Fukasawa (€2,570) in a bathroom. ❋ Helen Kirwan-Taylor (2011)

She also buys all sorts of knickknacks when she travels with her family or clients, from New Orleans to Oaxaca, Mexico. ❋ Katherine Rosman (2011)

What knickknacks there were, were in harmony with the natural, the nautical. ❋ Unknown (2009)

In "Manhattan Mouse Museum" 2011, Mr. Oldenburg tenderly dusts his menagerie of knickknacks, including miniature palm trees and perfume atomizers, carefully categorized by shelf in his bookcase. ❋ Helen Young Chang (2011)

He works on about six projects at once, usually in his office, a large space where every visible surface is crammed with books, statues, photos, awards, toy comic-book characters and other knickknacks. ❋ Nancy Keates (2011)

The shelves, the drawers, the knickknacks, then you start adding larger stuff. ❋ Unknown (2010)

She runs a website, ModernTribe.com, that sells all manner of Hanukkah knickknacks, including menorah-shaped cookie cutters. ❋ Stephanie Simon (2011)

Bookshelves lined the walls, crammed with books and knickknacks. ❋ Amanda Marrone (2011)

And like I say, we should give the family-fatigued creative kids some consumer options besides big-box culture, fast-food and knickknacks from China. ❋ Unknown (2010)